The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-09
LOCAL ITEMS.
Jay II. lfALYBY, Local Reporter.

JAY II. lLALYBY, Local Reporter.
Lumber is still very cheap. .@
\ Mcintosh is rustling ON his new build
ing.
Several good wells shonld now be dug in
the new town. ss
Kelley + Hillhouse are ready for bushes.
in their new store.
U. s.. Marshal Smith has moved into th,
P1oNEER's old shack. ... ....
Y D. McBrayen is making quite notice
able addition to his hotel. ..@.
The little station house is continually
filled with express matter. ~. t.
Considerable plowing has been done BY
our farmers the past week. . "
J. B. Vaillancourt, Jr, Of Lordsburg, wat
in town several days this week.
G. s. l., Budde have new sign over the
front of their Office, east Of the track.
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aTo the top Of the Turtle Mountains" i.
the cry Of all tourists who visit our town.
After the recent rains the grass, foliage
and flowers present nice, fresh appear.
aace. -
Come to this office if you want q good
job Of posters. Our facilities are now
good. : II
The boys indulge in little ball practice
every Saturday night. Fourth of July il
not far away.
Batesen + Ayers have greatly improved
the appearance Of their building by means
ef freeh pa1kssS
Ths gathering in the 'sshekels'
y i iEpst gladden. the hearts o.
| - pror --..-, ~. i.
4 n. ii Nstk wss at Towner and Devil
Lake last Friday and Saturday, attendin
to business matters. 49,.
LIZ. NJ. Woodward is beginning to los
4 faith in the virtue of Oak Greek. He shoul
move his mill down to town.
| Select lot on the new townsite, build
nice store or residence thereon, bring you
wife from the east, and be happy.
D. McLain, our popular tonsorial artis
is now on duty ON the new towasite, an
can again be found at the McBrayen House
The arrival of the waterman is heralde
with great JOY at present, but as soon a
wells are dug he will have to seek ne,
avocation.
Do away with those stove-pipes stickin
through the roof, and build some neat look
ing chlmneys. There is plenty Of brie
and lime in the country.
J. B. sinclair's store was removed fror
the old town, and brought to its presen
convenient location, adjacent Kelley Hill
houses store, last Saturday. 49,
Have you seen Frank Morrissey in hi
new harness shop. If not, pay him a cal
He reminds us Of that old saying-"I al
lord and master of all survey"
"If 'twere done at all, then 'twere wei
that it were done quickly" seems to be til
motto of our contractors and builders. Bu
the buildings are put up in good, stron
shape.
There was considerably more water i
Oak Greek after the rain of last Frida
than before. We know Of several peopl
who would like to see it's. banks fiN clea
to the top.
NJ. o. Tbbitts sold his Office to D. l. A
Macarthur last Monday, and the former i'm
mediately let plans for new ,ofice-build
ling, which will be built on more conven
lent scale. -
Gardens now require considerable atten
tion, and it is no uncommon thing to Sc
q woman hoeing weeds, while the sol
man sits on the fence, smoking pipe, an
saying "Let the good work 90 on"
Slower & McBain's livery stable locke
decidedly 'groggy" last Friday, after th
severe wind and rain storm Of that day, bu
the boys got at it again Saturday, and IKE
it up in good, substantial manner.
In moving the printing material to on
new Office it was impossible to avoid max
ing some "pi," SO if there is an occasions
typographical error in these columns thi
week, we beg our readers to overlook it.
Among the many visitors to this tow
last Saturday were the following gentleme'
from Devils Lake, viz: William Hurs,
Donald Frazier, Mat. James, Patrick Con
ner, Jas. stapleton, jas. Camp, Cha
Genshaw.
| Farmers and Indians continue to scou
the prairies in all directions in search I
bones Of defnnct animals, and long train
Of wagons laden with these relics Of II
past century, can be seen every day wend
ing their way into town. i